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Pharmacy Technician - Vancouver General Hospital

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Vancouver, BC
CA$34/hour
Entry Level
Full-time

Top Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits coverage
Professional development opportunities

About the role

Job Description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $34.18 - $34.18 / hour

Job Summary

Are you motivated to join a dedicated team of health care providers in this dynamic and rewarding role? Are you interested in a career where you can make an impact on the well‑being of others?

Get to know Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services:

We are a collaboration of four premier health employers Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence and Vancouver Coastal Health and provide an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence patients, residents and clients committed to investing in your professional development in building an environment where you can advance your career.

Position Highlights:

We currently have an exciting Full Time opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team at Vancouver General Hospital, UBCH and GF Stronglocated in Vancvouer, BC.

Rotation Hours Include:

0500-1300,0530-1330,0600-1400,0630-1430,0700-1500,0730-1530,0800-1600,0900-1700,1000-1800,1200-2000,1300-2100,1400-2200,1430-2230,1500-2300,1600-0000,1630-0030

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, here’s why we believe you should apply:

  • A career that offers you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields.
  • Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

Our pharmacy team always aspires to improve and achieve the best possible care for our patients and improve their quality of life.

We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

We aim to build an environment where you love the work you do, the place ... (omitted for brevity)

Detailed Overview

The Pharmacy Technician operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and scope/standards of practice for Pharmacy Technicians as outlined by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards and unit specific protocols.

Processes medication orders that are clinically reviewed for therapeutic appropriateness and approved by a Pharmacist; receives verbal and non‑verbal prescriptions from practitioners and ensures that prescriptions are complete and authentic; prepares, processes and compounds prescriptions; ensures the accuracy and completeness of dispensed prescriptions prepared by self or others by verifying order entries and/or performing the final check of dispensed prescriptions; processes prescriptions for temporary inpatient leaves of absence; transfers prescriptions to and receives prescriptions from other pharmacies; enters and ensures the accuracy and completeness of drug and personal health information in the Pharmacy information system; maintains stock levels and performs clerical duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  1. Processes clinically reviewed and approved medication orders for distribution to a patient, client or resident.
  2. Receives prescriptions (verbal and non verbal) from practitioners and ensures that prescriptions are complete and authentic by performing duties such as verifying allergy status and/or demographics.
  3. Prepares ... (list continues as in original posting)

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 12 and graduation from an accredited Pharmacy Technician program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current practicing registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to deal with others effectively.
  • Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
  • Ability to keyboard.
  • Ability to organize work.
  • Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

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The ❤️ of health care from Burnaby to Boston Bar on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to 32 First Nations within the territories of the Fraser Salish region.